Is Apple considering buying Waze?

Much is already known about the contours of the likely antitrust settlement between Google and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: The Hottest Reads In Search & Social In 2012 We already shared the news that Jordan Kasteler took home the top prize and had a second entry in our overall… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

We already shared the news that Jordan Kasteler took home the top prize and had a second entry in our overall list of most read columns for the year, both of which appeared here in the Search & Social column, alongside several other worthy reads.

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web…

A lot of dissatisfied people looked up the words “returns policy” in association with Apple on Christmas Day. Apple’s returns policy was the most popular search among all companies on the holiday, according to market research firm Experian.

As we jump headfirst into 2013, we’re still spending some time looking back at what Search Engine Land readers enjoyed the most so that we can set the bar even higher in the coming year. In the Search & Conversion column, landing pages, persuasive content and searcher behavior take top… Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article

The loading time of your website is an important factor that determines its overall success. As people generally prefer sites which load fast, they tend to lose their patience when they come across a site or a blog that responds slowly. A study reveals that 40 percent of people abandon a website that takes more The post The Lowdown on Website Load Speed appeared first on Search Engine Journal

A few months ago, I ran a poll asking if you recovered from Penguin, Google’s link based algorithmic filter/penalty (or whatever you want to call it). Remember, 64% were hit by the Penguin update – at least, those who responded to my poll